what were the albums/musicians that shaped my taste in music? let's try to find out

organized chronologically - i will be reflecting on each of these in the future

the clash - london calling (1979)

madness - one step beyond (1979)

talking heads - speaking in tongues (1983)

lloyd cole and the commotions - rattlesnakes (1984)

u2 - the unforgettable fire (1984)

the pogues- rum sodomy & the lash (1985)

billy bragg - talking with the taxman about poetry (1986)

the housemartins - london 0 hull 4 (1986)

the woodentops - giant (1986)

hothouse flowers - people (1988)

the b-52's - cosmic thing (1989)

r.e.m. - automatic for the people (1992)

toad the wet sprocket - dulcinea (1994)

billy bragg & wilco - mermaid avenue (1998)

aimee mann - bachelor no. 2 (or, the last remains of the dodo) (2000)

the shins - chutes too narrow (2003)

arcade fire - funeral (2004)

the national - alligator (2005)

josh ritter - the animal years (2006)

rilo kiley - under the blacklight (2007)

feist - the reminder (2008)

elbow - the seldom seen kid (2008)

stornoway - beachcomber's windowsill (2010)

frank turner - england keep my bones (2011)

blind pilot - we are the tide (2011)